Advisory Board
Sophia Qin
Asha Kannan
Sophia Qin
Founder, President, Board Member, Advisor
Sophia is an undergraduate student at Stanford University. Her mission is to promote environmental literacy and empower youth of all interests and backgrounds to engage in earth stewardship. She first got involved in environmentalism in sixth grade, when she read an article about polar bears being
Founder, President, Board Member, Advisor
Sophia is an undergraduate student at Stanford University. Her mission is to promote environmental literacy and empower youth of all interests and backgrounds to engage in earth stewardship. She first got involved in environmentalism in sixth grade, when she read an article about polar bears being endangered from climate change. Since then, she has sought to use the same medium that got her interested - writing - to influence her peers. Sophia’s poetry and short stories are recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and she self-published an educational science fiction book, Becoming Earth 2.0, as a kid-friendly resource to raise environmental awareness. She has delivered talks to over 1000 students and works with educators in hope of promoting environmental education in the school curriculum. Sophia founded Light Earth’s Destiny to integrate youth's diverse expertise and amplify their role in this multigenerational push for a greener future.
Aland Liu
Asha Kannan
Sophia Qin
Board Member, Advisor
Aland Liu is an undergraduate student at UCLA. He has a strong passion for technology and helping others. He became fascinated by technology, and began studying his first programming language, Python, in sixth grade. To further his interest, he spent his summer at Carnegie Mellon High School’s National High School Gam
Board Member, Advisor
Aland Liu is an undergraduate student at UCLA. He has a strong passion for technology and helping others. He became fascinated by technology, and began studying his first programming language, Python, in sixth grade. To further his interest, he spent his summer at Carnegie Mellon High School’s National High School Game Academy to study game design, followed a college-level machine learning course, and worked alongside others to develop small games. Blending together his desire to create a positive impact on society with his ever growing curiosity, he began contextualizing his knowledge with the world around him. During the COVID pandemic, he has participated in various innovative hackathons aimed at tackling social and environmental issues, and served as a programming mentor for middle schoolers in the Practical Python course. Through his work at LED, he hopes to create a community that shares a common goal and passion for the environment.
Asha Kannan
Asha Kannan
Asha Kannan
Advisor
Asha Kannan is an undergraduate student at Middlebury College. Being a vegetarian, Asha is passionate about both plants and the development of more sustainable lifestyles. By interning at her local garden, founding her school’s Organic Garden Club, and working with other youth-led environmental organizations, Asha hopes to spread m
Advisor
Asha Kannan is an undergraduate student at Middlebury College. Being a vegetarian, Asha is passionate about both plants and the development of more sustainable lifestyles. By interning at her local garden, founding her school’s Organic Garden Club, and working with other youth-led environmental organizations, Asha hopes to spread more awareness about environmental issues, through both writing and LED events. Through LED, Asha aims to encourage greener practices within her community. In her free time, Asha enjoys swimming, reading, writing, listening to music, and spending time outside with family and friends.
Sharon Zhu
Rohan Aggarwal
Asha Kannan
Advisor
Sharon is an undergraduate student at MIT. She has always been invested in science and protecting the environment since elementary school, since learning about animals and human-caused threats from a PBS kids TV show. She is involved with the science clubs at her high school and has researched the effect of climate change on ocean
Advisor
Sharon is an undergraduate student at MIT. She has always been invested in science and protecting the environment since elementary school, since learning about animals and human-caused threats from a PBS kids TV show. She is involved with the science clubs at her high school and has researched the effect of climate change on ocean ecosystems. Sharon hopes through LED, she will be able to act on her beliefs about preserving and improving the Earth.
Rohan Aggarwal
Rohan Aggarwal
Rohan Aggarwal
Advisor
Rohan Aggarwal is an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley. He has a passion for engineering, preserving the environment, and volunteer work. His involvement in preserving our natural environment began when he became a rower. After practicing for months on polluted waterways that were uninhabitable to most wildlife, he organized sho
Advisor
Rohan Aggarwal is an undergraduate student at UC Berkeley. He has a passion for engineering, preserving the environment, and volunteer work. His involvement in preserving our natural environment began when he became a rower. After practicing for months on polluted waterways that were uninhabitable to most wildlife, he organized shore cleanup events with his team and brought in local experts to educate them on methods to prevent further pollution. His goal is to synthesize complex environmental topics so they can be easily understood by youth and adults, in hope this information can encourage others to make conscientious efforts to preserve the environment.
Amanda Rudin
Rohan Aggarwal
Rohan Aggarwal
Advisor
Amanda Rudin is an undergraduate student at Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon. Growing up in a vegetarian and eco-conscious family, she has always valued sustainability and helping others. She seeks leadership roles that enable her to better her community, which has led to her roles on the marketing team for LED and
Advisor
Amanda Rudin is an undergraduate student at Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon. Growing up in a vegetarian and eco-conscious family, she has always valued sustainability and helping others. She seeks leadership roles that enable her to better her community, which has led to her roles on the marketing team for LED and the board of the Jewish club at her school. Through her involvement in LED Amanda hopes to be able to have a meaningful impact on her community, using social media and coordinating events to help bring awareness to simple tasks people can do to make big differences. Outside of school, Amanda enjoys competing in show jumping on her horse, playing with her dogs, watching The Office, and spending time with friends and family.